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Show ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT OF U. S.-JAPAN CASE I ENVOYS REPORT II SUCCESS AFTER I NEGOTIATIONS II Rights of Japanese in America Defined After Weeks of Discussion CONCLUSIONS MUST GET GOVERNMENT STAMP Treaty Declared Likely to Fol- ': low; Senate Committee Informed WASHINGTON. Jan, 25. (By The Pssfl Associated Press ) Negotiations be- ! tween Ambassadors Morns and Shi-dehara Shi-dehara for the settlement of the Call- H Ifomla question and the definition of I the rights of Japanese In the United States have been successfully conclud- ed. Illr 'iBssH Approval of the conclusions of the two ambassadors must, be given by their governments before any further I action looking to a settlement of the 'controversy that has arisen over the j California anti-alien land law can bn had. Baron Shldehara has submitted his report to the f..rern office at Toklo and Mr. Morris has his report ready for consideration by Secretary Colby who Is expected to return to Washington Thursday from South i America. gasss! SENATORS INFORMED. MemJbers of the senate foreign rela- tions committee have been kept ad- H vised by-Mr. Morris of the varlQUS phases of the negotiations so that if the committee desired to consider in the remaining days of the present ses-Islon ses-Islon any draft treaty which President Wilson might submit, the way would 'bo cleared for prompt action. WOULD LIFT BURDEN. j Administration officials have had no sbbbb! .assurances that it is the purpose of the gassa Republican leaders to endeavor to dls- pose of any American-Japanese con- iH troveray at present, but it Is under- gasss! I stood that some representations hav o H I been made from Republican sources Ithat it might relieve the Harding ad- , 'M j ministration of a considerable burden if such a treaty could be oncluded I gasss! during the present session. 'Baal These representations are said to ' gasss! have been based upon the theory thai. the so-called California question CS i . H I bo considered by thf senate, and by (x tho house as well as a purely nun , partisan question. |